Orleans Bitter Aperitif Cider
Eden Specialty Ciders in Newport, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Cider - Flavoured (Other) Regular|
Score
6.74
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours a ruby color from a bottle. Aroma is an intense vegetal note, similar flavor with astringent tannins. Bitter. Unique. Probably good in the right situation and with a creative mixer, but on its own not something many would enjoy. Good cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2023
at 15:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Poured from 750mL bottle. Clear amber with minimal off-white head. Basil and pepper, bitter cranberry notes. Pretty interesting, but not my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2020
at 07:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle at Brian's. Pours a clear copper with no head. Aroma is woody, bitter, some pharmacy and red currant notes. Taste is along the same line, very bitter and sweet. Too bitter for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2018
at 01:51
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Tall dram in a low-ball glass @ Owl Farm. Citrus wasn't in the original recipe I want to say. Laquered clear copper body. Smell is fumey with Angelica, sharp ice cider & something that reminds me of warm fennel. Taste as well is sharp, rich, intentionally bitter & tannic. Cranberry-like dryness. Big rind. Thin. Numbing. Doesn't need to be considered a mixer. Really like this.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2018
at 23:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tasting at Brian's
Beautiful amber colour. Strong smell of incense, plastic. Bit of sweetness, strong Bitters flavour, the herbal character is moderate, some acidity and some alcohol. A bit earthy.
Interesting drink.
Beautiful amber colour. Strong smell of incense, plastic. Bit of sweetness, strong Bitters flavour, the herbal character is moderate, some acidity and some alcohol. A bit earthy.
Interesting drink.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2018
at 18:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle, pours a clear golden caramel. Aroma is very herbal, with liquorice, basil and rosemary. Flavour is tart and herbal, with tart green apples, lots of miscellaneous herbal notes, and a bit of tartness. Unusual and puzzling. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2018
at 04:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Nice herbal and apple notes. Deep copper. Peppery, herbal and bitter. Very interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2018
at 04:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden-amber. No head. The aroma is quite bitter(s), like wormwood sort of thing, On the palate, this is quite bitter, but with an interesting apple sweetness. It's an unusual base for a bitters, but very bitter with a ton of woody, herbal notes. An odd product. Fun.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2018
at 04:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On-site @ Eden: Cloudy reddish orange with sediment. Intense is one way to put it. CinnamonC sage, turmeric and Apple tastes like a lemon like cola with ginger and pepper. It’s sour almost. Refreshing with a gin like finish
Tried
on 31 Jan 2016
at 18:15